diff --git a/EDMCLogging.py b/EDMCLogging.py
index 77030bb..6dfd169 100644
--- a/EDMCLogging.py
+++ b/EDMCLogging.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ To utilise logging in a 'found' (third-party) plugin, include this:
 import inspect
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
+import os
 from contextlib import suppress
 from fnmatch import fnmatch
 # So that any warning about accessing a protected member is only in one place.
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ def get_main_logger(sublogger_name: str = '') -> 'LoggerMixin':
 
 
 # Singleton
-loglevel = logging.DEBUG
+loglevel = logging._nameToLevel.get(os.getenv('JUBILANT_LOG_LEVEL').upper(), logging.DEBUG)  # noqa:
 
 base_logger_name = __name__